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President's Message

February. The month of Love. To be a court reporter, whatever facet of our profession, you’ve got to love something about your job. I personally love memorializing testimony in the felony cases I report.

On February 12th, I flew to Sacramento and met up with Board Member Karly Powers and Immediate Past President Brooke Ryan. We were present in the Senate chambers when Senator Hannah Beth Jackson from Ventura introduced SCR 95 proclaiming February 10 – 17, 2018 Court Reporting and Captioning week. While at the Capitol, CCRA lobbyist Ignacio Hernandez kept us busy talking to legislators. It was a fun day.

The March 3rd Boot Camp is getting closer! We are targeting our students, new reporters and reporters transitioning from one facet of reporting to another. Help our new professionals and Sponsor a Student!

Get ready for an exam! CCRA will be offering the CRG, Certified Realtime Generalist, exam as well as the CCG, CART test. Take advantage of this opportunity to check your skills and attain CART certification or Realtime certification and possibly qualify for a realtime bonus!

Now Recruiting for BOOT CAMP 2018!

CCRA proudly announces our 5th annual BOOT CAMP 2018. BOOT CAMP has been specifically designed for the transitioning reporter. Student to professional, official to freelancer, judicial reporter to CART provider, this interactive event offers everything you need to ensure success and confidence in your new endeavor. BOOT CAMP is an all-day event filled with knowledgeable speakers and seminars on procedures, decorum, student loans, and tips for reporting depositions, court proceedings, and CART assignments.

Concurrent with Boot Camp, CCRA will be hosting a day full of testing Saturday, March 3rd in Los Angeles. What a great opportunity to set yourself apart!

The Certified Realtime Generalist exam is a five-minute professionally recorded dictation test given at 200 wpm Q&A with a maximum of 40 errors, 96% accuracy, with a two-minute lead-in.

The Certified CART Generalist exam is a 10-minute professionally recorded dictation test given at 180 wpm with a maximum of 76 errors, 96% accuracy, with a five-minute lead-in.

CCRA e-Compendium

CCRA is proud to break new ground by becoming the first court reporters association in the nation to launch an e-Compendium, offering exactly the same high level content as our yearly paperback publication now in digital form. You will no longer have to buy multiple versions as we are consolidating the freelance/CART and official compendiums into one easy-to-use app. Click here for additional information.

Member Only BenefitJoin CCRA and Save $35 per Month on YesLaw Software!

YesLaw e-filing software is currently being used in many counties throughout our state and is considered to be the gold standard for an electronic transcript by the appellate courts who have been receiving transcripts electronically. By joining CCRA and utilizing YesLaw at the cost of only $25 a month, you will always be compliant with ALL of the requirements of California Rule of Court 8.144, Form of the Record, and will never have to worry when you upload a transcript whether you are in compliance with the Code. YesLaw software is fully compatible with all CAT software, so there is no need to purchase new. So why deliver to your clients the minimum standard when you have the ability to deliver the GOLD!!